Hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips
OwnerRonald Carpenterinventor
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Abstract
This invention is a hip and ridge liner for a roof on a building. It is a waterproof and weather proof barrier that is installed on top of a hip line or a ridge line on a roof. Hip and ridge shingles are then installed on top of the hip and ridge liner. Embodiments of this invention include a plurality of external tabs which function to securely retain the hip and ridge shingles and keep them in place for many years. Other embodiments of this invention include a plurality of internal tabs which function to securely retain the hip and ridge shingles and keep them in place for many years. Other embodiments of this invention include a plurality of shingle retaining clips which function to securely retain the hip and ridge shingles and keep them in place for many years.
Claims4
A hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips comprising:
- a base strip;
- a plurality of right internal tabs;
- and a plurality of left internal tabs, wherein,
- said base strip is a strip, band, belt, ribbon, swathe, or long narrow piece of material or fabric,
- said base strip has a length, a width, a thickness, a longitudinal axis, a longitudinal center, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a left edge, and a right edge,
- said base strip is coated on said upper surface and said lower surface with a roofing compound that renders said base strip waterproof,
- said upper surface of said base strip has a centerline,
- said centerline is a visible solid line, dashed line, or broken line running longitudinally along said longitudinal center of said base strip,
- each of said plurality of said right internal tabs is a square or rectangular tab or flap cut into said right edge of said base strip,
- each of said plurality of said right internal tabs extends inwards from said right edge of said base strip,
- each of said plurality of said right internal tabs is integral with said base strip and formed from said base strip,
- each of said plurality of said right internal tabs has a length, a width, a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an open edge, and a hinge edge,
- each of said plurality of said right internal tabs is coated with said roofing compound that renders each of said plurality of right internal tabs waterproof,
- each of said plurality of said right internal tabs is evenly spaced along said length of said base strip,
- each of said plurality of said left internal tabs is a square or rectangular tab or flap cut into said left edge of said base strip,
- each of said plurality of said left internal tabs extends inwards from said left edge of said base stripe,
- each of said plurality of said left internal tabs is integral with said base strip and formed from said base strip,
- each of said plurality of said left internal tabs has a length, a width, a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an open edge, and a hinge edge,
- each of said plurality of said left internal tabs is coated with said roofing compound that renders each of said plurality of left internal tabs waterproof, and
- each of said plurality of said left internal tabs is evenly spaced along said length of said base strip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.